Zaenal Arief

Zaenal Arief
Personal information
Full name	Zaenal Arief
Date of birth	3 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Garut, Indonesia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1998	Persigar Garut
1998–2000	Persib Bandung
2000–2005	Persita Tangerang
2005–2009	Persib Bandung
2009–2010	Persisam Putra Samarinda
2010–2011	Persikabo Bogor
2011–2012	PSPS Pekanbaru
2012–2014	Persepam MU
Total
International career
2000	Indonesia U-19
2001–2003	Indonesia U-23
2002–2007	Indonesia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zaenal Arief or Abo (born 3 January 1981) is an Indonesian former professional footballer. He plays as a striker. He last played for Persepam MU in Indonesia Super League. He also played for Indonesia national football team. His younger brother, Yandi Munawar,^[1] is also a footballer who currently plays for Persib Bandung.

Club career

Persigar Garut

Arief started his career with his hometown club, Persigar Garut. He began his first team debut when he was 16 years old. Arief stayed with Persigar for one season.

Persib Bandung

In the 1998 season, he moved to Persib Bandung. He rarely played because he could not compete with the senior players. He had only played until the 1999 season.

Persita Tangerang

In summer 2000, he was signed by Persita Tangerang. At this club he was starting to get rations to play. He debuted as a major player at the age of 20. In 2002, aged 21, he got the call to play with the Indonesian national team. Arief, who is now labeled "Sudag Caps," began to demand by many clubs. He remained in Persita until 2006.

International goals

**Zaenal Arief: International goals**
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 December 2002	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Cambodia	1–1	4–2	2002 Tiger Cup
2	21 December 2002	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Vietnam	2–2	2–2	2002 Tiger Cup
3	23 December 2002	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Philippines	2–0	13–1	2002 Tiger Cup
4	23 December 2002	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Philippines	6–0	13–1	2002 Tiger Cup
5	23 December 2002	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Philippines	7–0	13–1	2002 Tiger Cup
6	23 December 2002	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Philippines	9–0	13–1	2002 Tiger Cup
7	6 October 2003	Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Bhutan	2–0	2–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8	8 October 2003	Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Yemen	2–0	3–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9	13 October 2003	Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Bhutan	2–0	2–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10	15 October 2003	Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Yemen	2–1	2–2	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11	29 August 2006	Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Myanmar	1–2	1–2	2006 Merdeka Tournament
12	17 January 2007	Singapore National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	2–2	2–2	2007 AFF Championship